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by John Blackwell (1797 - 1840), as Alun
Translation by Alfred Perceval Graves (1846 - 1931)

Dolly
Language: English  after the Welsh (Cymraeg) 
Oh say have you met with my Dolly 
Astray through yon dingle of holly? 
  On Snowdon's green steep 
  She grazes her sheep 
Around it I dally for Dolly. 

Her looks are gay daffy-down-dillies 
Her cheeks clustered roses and lilies 
  No lark's dulcet lay 
  At dawning of day
Delights like that dear laugh of Dolly's. 

Expecting a kiss from my Dolly, 
I found her lost lamb, like a collie,
  But the kiss when I sought 
  A cuffing I caught,
No damsel deals with me like Dolly. 

Yet though her tongue scourge like the holly, 
Disdain though her violet eyes volley;
  Though my bosom may bleed 
  Indeed and indeed, 
My days would be dull without Dolly. 

Three wishes I wish for my Dolly,
Herself to learn love's melancholy,
  Her lashes to lower 
  My fond looks before, 
And declare; "until death I'm your Dolly."

Confirmed with Welsh Poetry Old and New: In English Verse by Alfred Perceval Graves, New York, Bombay, and Calcutta : Longmans, Green & Co., 1912 pages 86-87.


Text Authorship:

  • by Alfred Perceval Graves (1846 - 1931), "Dolly" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Welsh (Cymraeg) by John Blackwell (1797 - 1840), as Alun, "Bugeilgerdd" [text unavailable]
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Joseph Holbrooke (1878 - 1958), "Dolly", op. 74 no. 3, published 1922 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2022-02-16
Line count: 25
Word count: 141

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